Lynyrd Skynyrd: One More From The Road (Original CD) CD Track Listing

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Lynyrd Skynyrd One More From The Road (Original CD) (1976)
1987 MCA Records, Inc.\n\nOriginally Released September 1976\nCD Edition Released ????\n2CD Remastered Edition Released November 19, 1996\nDeluxe CD Edition Released September 11, 2001\n\nAMG Review Of Deluxe Edition\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: Few concert albums defined their genre more aptly than One More From the Road. If Southern rock was about integrity fuelled by pride, then Lynyrd Skynyrd was definitely in the right place at the right time -- two days after the American Bicentennial in Atlanta, GA. This deluxe edition commemorates the album's 25th anniversary by augmenting the original 14-track release with ten additional performances taken from the July 7-9, 1976, shows at the fabulous Fox Theater. By the time that Lynyrd Skynyrd hit the road to support Gimmie Back My Bullets, their fan base had mushroomed out of their distinctly Southeastern home turf. With the support of national FM radio coverage as well as opening slots on tours with the Who, Skynyrd brought it all back home to the place they were discovered (by Al Kooper, who signed the band to his Sounds of the South subsidiary record label in 1971). Live Lynyrd Skynyrd performances circa the Gimmie Back My Bullets tour contained a sampling from each of their long-players, as well as some kick-ass covers -- such as "T for Texas" and "Crossroads" -- in addition to "Travellin' Man," a new composition worked up specifically for this tour. Indicating some degree of performance alteration for these shows and the subsequent recordings is the inclusion of a perfunctory "Tuesday's Gone" -- which was done at the beset of the set's producer, Tom Dowd. His uncanny and legendary instincts pay off, as the strength and conviction of that performance places the track literally as well as figuratively at the center of this release. One of the most notable and distinguishing improvements unique to this edition of One More From the Road is all-encompassing sound, which was remastered top to bottom from the original 16-track tapes. As revealed in the 28-page full-color liner-notes essay, these tapes had to undergo a series of processes to physically stabilize the tape long enough to be transferred into the digital domain. The results are astounding, making this deluxe edition more or less a final statement. -- Lindsay Planer\n\nAMG Review Of Standard Reissue\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: Double live albums were commonplace during the '70s, even for bands that weren't particularly good in concert. As a travelin' band, Lynyrd Skynyrd made their fame and fortune by being good in concert, so it made sense that they released a double-live, entitled One More From the Road, in 1976, months after the release of their fourth album, Gimme Back My Bullets. That might have been rather quick for a live album -- only three years separated this record from the group's debut -- but it was enthusiastically embraced, entering the Top Ten (it would become one of their best-selling albums, as well). It's easy to see why it was welcomed since this album demonstrates what a phenomenal catalog of songs they accumulated. Street Survivors, which appeared the following year, added "That Smell" and "You Got That Right" to the canon, but this pretty much has everything else, sometimes extended into jams as long as the Allmans on this record, but always much rawer, nearly dangerous. That catalog, as much as the strong performances, makes One More From the Road worth hearing. Heard here, on one record, the consistency of Skynyrd's work falls into relief, and they not only clearly tower above their peers based on what's here, the cover of "T for Texas" illustrates that they're carrying on the Southern tradition, not starting a new one. Like most live albums, this is not necessarily essential, but if you're a fan, it's damn hard to take this album off after it starts. -- Stephen Thomas Erlewine\n\nAmazon.com Editorial Review\nDismissed by some as the redneck Led Zeppelin, yet beloved by a faithful and grassroots following for just that reason, Lynyrd Skynyrd sailed above it all--even the dark tragedy that befell them less than a year after this landmark live set was recorded in Atlanta. A triple-platinum perennial in its classic-rock heyday, this 25th anniversary edition has been digitally restored and authentically remixed on vintage '70s equipment to great effect. The band's performances have also been resequenced to their original running order to accurately recreate the Skynyrd '70s live experience. \nEven Allen Collins's later-overdubbed intro to their ubiquitous epic "Free Bird" has been restored with the original. Cameron Crowe's original notes are also here, long before Almost Famous, and he insightfully puts the album in its proper historical perspective. But the real premium here is the almost full disc of bonus cuts, including previously unreleased versions of "Simple Man," "Gimme Back My Bullets," "Workin' for MCA," "I Ain't the One," "Searching," and other alternate versions recorded during the Atlanta stand ("Gimme Three Steps," "Call Me the Breeze," "Sweet Home Alabama," "Crossroads," "Free Bird"), but until now scattered elsewhere in the Skynyrd catalog. --Jerry McCulley \n\nAmazon.com essential recording \nOne year before the tragic plane crash that killed Lynyrd Skynyrd main man Ronnie Van Zant and guitarist Steve Gaines, they added Gaines to the mix to revive the three-guitar sound that had worked so well for the group on tracks such as "Free Bird." In 1976 the band toured and released this double live album featuring such signature songs as "Gimme Three Steps, "Tuesday's Gone," "Saturday Night Special," "Sweet Home Alabama," and, of course, a blistering 11-and-a-half-minute version of "Free Bird." A cool cover of J.J. Cale's "Call Me the Breeze" adds a little variety. It's easy to see why this band dominated the rock charts in the '70s. --Lorry Fleming \n\nAmazon.com Customer Review\nThe best version yet..., November 5, 2001 \nReviewer: Casey Newbold - Kerr from Melbourne, Australia \nI have my uncle's copy of the original reissue (on loan), the 1996 reissue, and I recently got this one. Comparing the original to the 1996 showed me that the 1996 edition was indeed a fine reissue. However, this new reissue completely destroys both of them.\n\nThe packaging is incredible (so beautiful that you have to see it to fully appreciate it), the sound quality is absolutely outstanding (the 1996 reissue was very hissy and wasn't as "warm" as this), and the bonus tracks are extremely cool.\n\nWhen I first picked my copy up, I thought I was stupid for spending all that money (...) on an album that I already had. Sure, I thought the bonus tracks would have been nice, but I didn't think the sound quality or packaging could get any better than the 1996 release. Well, as soon as I opened it up and saw that the way the cover was done, and when I saw the cool crowd photo inside, I knew that I had made the right decision by buying it.\n\nThe sound quality is so good because it was remastered from the original masters and remixed on vintage equipment (tube-based, I'd assume, which would explain the "warm" feeling that these CDs have). Who did the remixing? Skynyrd's original live sound engineer. Also, if you have the 1996 version you'd know that during "Gimme Three Steps" the sound dies on one channel. Well, that's gone now! Although that may seem minor, it was an annoying glitch that took away from the album.\n\nExtra audience response and speech have also been added to this new reissue, making it more like being at a Skynyrd concert than ever. Remember how Ronnie makes a "grrrrr" noise before "Tuesday's Gone"? We now find out that he did that because the piano broke. Little things like that really do make you feel like you're at the Fox Theatre in 1976.\n\nThe bonus tracks are outstanding. In fact, some of them are as good as -- if not better than -- the cuts that were used on the album. That's my opinion; you can be the judge if you buy this. The album cut of "Free Bird" actually contained a solo later overdubbed by Allen Collins. Because the original master for that wasn't available, we instead get the original version. The "Free Bird" solo on this is actually BETTER than the overdubbed one. Sure, there are a few mistakes, but it sounds more "authentic" than the overdubbed version. And it's a bit like having an extra bonus track because it's the first time we've heard it. \n\nIf you've been thinking, "I already have the other reissue -- it'd be a waste to buy this one," then you'd better think again! For any Skynyrd fan, this is an essential purchase, and if you aren't a Skynyrd fan but want to get into this great band, then this is even more essential. You just won't find a better Lynyrd Skynyrd album than the deluxe edition of "One More From The Road."\n\nFLY HIGH, FREE BIRD! \n\nAmazon.com Customer Review\nThis is the ESSENTIAL LYNYRD SKYNYRD RECORDING!, September 22, 2001 \nReviewer: graydog7398 from Allen Park, MI USA \nThe original studio recordings are great but this is what made me a fan of Lynyrd Skynyrd. These live recordings have never sounded better(explained in the accompanying booklet) and what a package! These discs cover the three nights that Skynyrd played the Fox Theater Atlanta, Georgia. This package blows away the reissue from 1996. From the Intro to Freebird, the original release is resequenced with songs not found on the previous reissue and followed by a bonus "concert" made of eight additional recordings - three previously unreleased. \n\nAmazon.com Customer Review\nSkynyrd's best, June 16, 2000 \nReviewer: John Garlick from Geelong, Australia \nI was 14 when my brother bought the original 2 lp set in 1977 from the local import store. It struck me then as a cohesive and definitive statement. I have played the LP and tape in my car ever since first hearing it, finding something new to hear at every listening. The depth of the performance of these seven guys (and three great back up singers) in T for Texas, Searchin' and Freebird is always rewarding. I hadn't updated to CD until I saw the remastered version with additional tracks in 1996 and the purchase of this version expanded the experience further. That the tracks are played in their performed order creates a greater continuity, the additional tracks (with the exception of the less than necessary additional version of Sweet Home Alabama) provide greater insight (I always thought Gimme Back My Bullets [The LP] was underrepresented on the original release) and overall a greater feel of being there. The price is cheap, the content is without peer and I urge you purchase this as soon as you can. \n\nAmazon.com Customer Review\nWhat Song Is It You Wanna Hear?, May 28, 2000 \nReviewer: Alan L. VonBehren from Joliet, IL \nIn the mid-70's I was a teenager and me and my friends were just getting into all of the great songs and bands that were out. A friend and I heard "Do You Feel Like I Do?" by Frampton on the radio, but didn't know which band sung it. So we went to the record store to look for it, and thought that it was on "One More from the Road" by Skynyrd. So we bought it and went riding around in my car and scanned the 8-track for "Do You Feel Like I Do?", and of course didn't find it. But we did find "Free Bird" and would listen to it, fast forward through the entire 8-track, and listen to Free Bird again. But then we noticed "Sweet Home Alabama" was on it too, so we began listening to it and Free Bird. Before long, however, we began listening to the whole thing- over and over again! After a while, it was about all we were listening to. To this day, Lynyrd Skynyd is my favorite band because of "One More from the Road". If you kind of like some of their studio versions of songs like "Gimme 3 Steps" and "Saturday Night Special", you've got to check this live concert out! It'll make your shoes shuffle around! \n\nAmazon.com Customer Review\nOutstanding! MCA atones for their earlier transgression!, November 18, 1998 \nReviewer: A music fan from Austin, Texas (formerly of Dahlonega, Georgia) \nWhen I first got the CD version of this fabulous recording I was horrified to see that certain songs had been deleted to make it a "1 CD" super saver. I wrote MCA and told them they needed to release the full recordings on 2 CDs, that the Skynyrd fans out there would gladly pay the extra $10 for the 2nd CD. My wish came true when they released this double CD set with all the recordings, including a couple that did not appear on the original double LP (of which I own 2 sets). The dialogue on Whiskey Rock-a-Roller where Ronnie forgets the name of the song is priceless and obviously, the music is great. Can't beat that 3 song set of Gimme 3 steps, Call me the Breeze, and T for Texas for cruisin' down the road. Easy to go 90 listening to that! Thank you MCA for fixing your earlier mistake!!! I have every Skynyrd album they offered, including 2 LPs of Street Survivors in the original flame jackets. This album, along with Second Helping and Street Survivors are my 3 favorites. \n\nHalf.com Album Credits\nTom Dowd, Producer\n\nAlbum Notes\nLynyrd Skynyrd: Ronnie Van Zant (vocals); Allen Collins (guitar); Gary Rossington (keyboards); Leon Wilkeson (bass); Artimus Pyle (drums)\n\nAdditional personnel: Steve Gaines (guitar); Sam McPherson (harmonica); Cassie Gaines, Jo Billingsley, Leslie Hawkins (background vocals).\n\nThe '70s was the era of the live album--it seemed like just about every rock band used the format to bolster its career. But Lynyrd Skynyrd was already established as the premier Southern rock outfit by the time of its 1976 in-concert double album, ONE MORE FROM THE ROAD. What this release did was serve as proof that the non-stop touring the band had been indulging in since the dawn of the decade had made them an untouchable, rock-solid live act. \n\nThese renditions show that the band poured its heart and soul into its live set--the moving "Tuesday's Gone" is even more gut wrenching than its studio incarnation. "Saturday Night Special" is just as fierce, and "Sweet Home Alabama" takes on a party atmosphere, while the near 12-minute album closing "Free Bird" stretches to even more epic proportions than the studio version.
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